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Nigeria’s economic activity strengthened in August, but the improvement masks a fragile industrial recovery, with 11 of the 16 industrial subsectors surveyed still operating in contraction. The warning is contained in the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) August 2026 Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), a monthly survey that tracks whether business activity is expanding or shrinking. …

Subsector vulnerabilities August 2026

Nigeria’s economic activity slipped into contraction in April 2026, as rising global tensions and weakening demand slowed business performance across key sectors, according to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The CBN's latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report showed the composite index fell to 49.4 points, dropping below the 50-point mark that separates growth from …

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